Landing on My Feet

1997 Gymnasts

Author : Kerri Strug
Release : 1997
Genre : Gymnasts
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Book Rating : 085/5 ( reviews)

Book Synopsis Landing on My Feet by : Kerri Strug

Download or read book Landing on My Feet written by Kerri Strug. This book was released on 1997. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the determination and drive throughout her life which led Strug to secure the gold medal for the U.S. women's gymnastics team at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta despite performing her final vault with a badly injured ankle.

Landing on My Feet

1971-12-12 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Kerri Strug
Release : 1971-12-12
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 444/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Landing on My Feet written by Kerri Strug. This book was released on 1971-12-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who can forget that golden moment in the 1996 Summer Olympics when athlete Kerri Strug completed her final vault that helped the U.S. win its first-ever team gymnastics gold medal? It was a crowd pleaser that resonated around the world.In this fascinating autobiography, now available in paperback, Kerri Strug comes to life as the brave young gymnast who struggled for years in the shadows of flashier athletes, then secured her place in the Olympic pantheon for her brilliant success under fire. Throughout the pages of this engaging book, the 88-pound, 4-foot 9-inch Strug seems larger than life as she follows her own personal dream. From her home in Tucson, Arizona, where she entered her first competition at age eight, to tenacious training with coaches in Texas, Florida, Oklahoma, and Colorado, Strug pursues her gymnastic goal with guts and determination. The book also provides a lengthy, detailed you were there glimpse into the Olympic experience -- from the trials to arriving in Atlanta.

Why Cats Land on Their Feet

2012-05-27 Mathematics

Author : Mark Levi
Release : 2012-05-27
Genre : Mathematics
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Book Rating : 720/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Why Cats Land on Their Feet written by Mark Levi. This book was released on 2012-05-27. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to use physical reasoning to solve surprising paradoxes Ever wonder why cats land on their feet? Or what holds a spinning top upright? Or whether it is possible to feel the Earth's rotation in an airplane? Why Cats Land on Their Feet is a compendium of paradoxes and puzzles that readers can solve using their own physical intuition. And the surprising answers to virtually all of these astonishing paradoxes can be arrived at with no formal knowledge of physics. Mark Levi introduces each physical problem, sometimes gives a hint or two, and then fully explains the solution. Here readers can test their critical-thinking skills against a whole assortment of puzzles and paradoxes involving floating and diving, sailing and gliding, gymnastics, bike riding, outer space, throwing a ball from a moving car, centrifugal force, gyroscopic motion, and, of course, falling cats. Want to figure out how to open a wine bottle with a book? Or how to compute the square root of a number using a tennis shoe and a watch? Why Cats Land on Their Feet shows you how, and all that's required is a familiarity with basic high-school mathematics. This lively collection also features an appendix that explains all physical concepts used in the book, from Newton's laws to the fundamental theorem of calculus.

Landing on My Feet

2013-11-28 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Mike Catt
Release : 2013-11-28
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 890/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Landing on My Feet written by Mike Catt. This book was released on 2013-11-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 20 October 2007 Mike Catt MBE made history by becoming the oldest player to appear in a World Cup Final. It was also to be his last game for England in an international career stretching back 14 years in which he was awarded 75 caps. The occasion England against South Africa completed an extraordinary renaissance for the then 36-year-old whose international career had appeared to be over after he helped England win the 2003 World Cup in Australia. Earlier in 2007 he was not only recalled but appointed captain by head coach Brian Ashton. For a player famously run over by Jonah Lomu in the 1995 World Cup it was a remarkable comeback. In LANDING ON MY FEET Catt gives unprecedented access to his personal highs and lows and takes a look at the glorious highlights and the difficult setbacks of his professional career. LANDING ON MY FEET is a refreshingly honest and personal story of fourteen years at the top of international and club rugby from one of the most distinguished and respected players in the game.

The Landing of the Pilgrims

1981-02-12 Juvenile Nonfiction

Author : James Daugherty
Release : 1981-02-12
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Rating : 974/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Landing of the Pilgrims written by James Daugherty. This book was released on 1981-02-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn how and why the Pilgrims left England to come to America! In England in the early 1600s, everyone was forced to join the Church of England. Young William Bradford and his friends believed they had every right to belong to whichever church they wanted. In the name of religious freedom, they fled to Holland, then sailed to America to start a new life. But the winter was harsh, and before a year passed, half the settlers had died. Yet, through hard work and strong faith, a tough group of Pilgrims did survive. Their belief in freedom of religion became an American ideal that still lives on today. James Daugherty draws on the Pilgrims' own journals to give a fresh and moving account of their life and traditions, their quest for religious freedom, and the founding of one of our nation's most beloved holidays; Thanksgiving.

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